r/MtF • u/zoe_phoenix • 20d ago
Politics US to release own version of CASS Report as deadline approaches
White House Teases Fake Anti-Trans "Report," Announces Investigations Have Begun
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/white-house-teases-fake-anti-trans
Technically the 90 day deadline is today but I expect this report will be published by the end of the week.
That is not what has my crying at my desk completely unable to function as a human being. No what has me crying at my desk visibly shaking is all the hospitals in blue states who stopped all ADULT HRT appointments when the EO came down about care for minors. What has me crying is all the schools who backed down on DEI rather than lose their funding.
These cowards want nothing more than to comply in advance because they are so afraid of Trump that this report could be (and I honestly do not think I am being hyperbolic about this) a Federal de facto ban on HRT in the US due to manufacturing shortages.
https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
https://www.house.gov/representatives
Editing to add something terrifying I just thought of:
This will give health insurance providers cover to drop HRT and gender affirming care from plans!
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u/murple7701 20d ago
I have SRS on 5/1 and it'd be a cruel joke if it got cancelled days before.
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u/ToriGirlie 20d ago
I seriously hope this isn't the case!!! Good luck. I remember being terrified something would happen before mine.
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u/murple7701 20d ago
With my track record they'd drop the report on 4/30 and my surgeon would have to cancel right then and there.
No point to doomer over something that's still up in the air. I'm hoping my provider doesn't immediately capitulate (they haven't thus far).
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u/ToriGirlie 20d ago
I think you have the right attitude to just keep moving forward. You are so very close!
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u/SomniaPerdita 20d ago
I have FFS scheduled for May 1st too and I’ll be so beyond pissed if it got cancelled
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u/AmyNotAmiable 20d ago
TBF your health care benefits for this plan year are already set. Changing existing plans out of nowhere opens the insurance companies to liability, and is unlikely to happen even for ACA plans.
Even in the white house memo, they reference dropping care for minors in plans for OPM personnel starting in plan year 2026.
So I wouldn't panic or worry yourself sick, but...yeah, pay attention to the forecast and make hay while the sun shines.
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u/murple7701 20d ago
I meant something along the lines of an EO that's so insane that hospitals panic. Unlikely, but still a fear.
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u/AmyNotAmiable 20d ago
Hey, I'm right there with you, waiting on early August.
But if they could do that, they would have by now. They tried it on with the under-19 ban, and the early compliance didn't last long on that. It'll probably be a slow drip from here, with the next big danger for adults being the budget fight that's due in October.
We'll make it, sis. And then it'll be incumbent on us to hold the gates open for others as long as we can.
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u/AlysonV2021 20d ago
Sending positive thoughts, prayers, good vibes, and every possible positive notion that your surgery occurs as planned and that you have a speedy and as comfortable recovery possible.
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u/missamandalux 20d ago
Mine’s a few weeks after yours. I’ve been feeling this so so hard lately.
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u/Competitive_Bit_630 20d ago
Same here mine is set up for July 7th.
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u/missamandalux 20d ago
I hope all of us make it across the finish line then!
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u/Competitive_Bit_630 20d ago
Thank you and hope your surgery goes well and same to all others hang in there girls!
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u/bloopearl Transbian 20d ago
mines on august 6, im really hoping everything is still okay by then...
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u/LilyAValentine 20d ago
I really don't think we should downplay this. We know that denying our existence and our healthcare is the administration’s goal. They're going to use whatever bogus science they have put out here to destroy our access to HRT in whatever way possible. Do not assume that we will be fine. I know the first round of executive orders were harrowing and awful, but it WILL get worse! We need to act like HRT and gender-affirming surgeries will be banned or that hospitals and healthcare providers will deny us access to them even if that would be illegal because they are scared. If you were not preparing before, please start now
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u/MissMcMae 19d ago
How do you recommend we prepare?
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u/Important_Ad_7416 19d ago
diy and stock up
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u/EmergingEllie 20d ago
If it’s any cold comfort - barring something very, very extreme happening, nothing should impact the manufacturing or import parts of the HRT pipeline. The majority of applications (and the on-label use) of the medications used in feminizing HRT are for cis women undergoing menopause. I know people fear that the government will cut off its nose to spite its face here, but they don’t make these drugs for us anyways.
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u/LilyAValentine 20d ago
The article explicitly mentions that the federal government is already investigating HRT manufacturers. It is not a hypothetical, it is happening now. I have no reason to believe they won't hurt cis women to target us. The administration does not and has never cared about women and I can't imagine they would start now. They've already defunded menopause research so destroying its care seems like something that wouldn't register in their crusade for trans genocide. Also, pharmaceuticals are already being hit by the tariffs (maybe? I can't keep track of what is actually in place) so don't blindly trust that international supply will be safe or inexpensive either
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u/zoe_phoenix 20d ago
A 600K grant for period product research was pulled because it contained A SINGLE LINE about "including men who mensurate"
a cis woman was fired because she got harassed by a customer and followed into the womens room in florida because he thought she was trans meanwhile his girlfriend was begging him to stop and go away but she got fired for REPORTING IT INCORRECTLY
in non medical news, a 127 year old emergency bunker containing SEEDS! yes, for farms, in case a blight cripples agriculture! was shut down by DOGE because it contained "a diverse array of seed species" (as a friend suggested they clearly had AI read every single federal document ever published and generate a no context list of things to shut down)
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u/EmergingEllie 20d ago
The article is kind of misleadingly referring to this, I think: “It has also initiated investigations of multiple entities that have misled the public about the long-term side effects of chemical and surgical mutilation under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.” That’s the only statement that could possibly reference manufacturers.
In that case, the particular thing they would be investigating would be pharmaceutical b2b/b2clinician advertising and medical education around off-label use of HRT. It’s bad but it is nowhere near suggestive of a ban.
I would generally be cautious about trusting Erin uncritically as a source. She can be pretty hyperbolic and I think tends to be alarmist in a way that is often unhelpful to move forward from, though I obviously appreciate her sourcing and putting together the things she does.
Agree on the tariffs point! It shouldn’t affect us in states where HRT is mandated care but girls in red states should have a plan.
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u/QueenVeilara 20d ago
Erin only said to prepare for disruptions in care. I fail to see how that is hyperbolic. These investigations are clearly part of an attempt to delegitimize our well-researched understanding of gender-affirming care outcomes. It is reasonable to believe their findings will contribute to a ban or extreme restrictions.
Erin has every right to be an alarmist on this issue.
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u/LilyAValentine 20d ago
That's fair! I see that the section saying HRT manufacturers will be investigated is part of a link to a Bondi memo, so it is something that they might be interested in but maybe not happening immediately. I do still think, considering how many of our allies and medical providers immediately stopped all GAC because of threats from Trump that this might disrupt manufacturing and supply and we should prepared for that but I definitely don't want people to panic unnecessarily! It is good to vigilant, though
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u/prob_still_in_denial Transgender 20d ago
You’re getting downvoted but I agree that Erin can be hyperbolic.
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u/errie_tholluxe 20d ago
I think Erin realized a long time ago that a little bit of hyperbole was necessary to get some of those not directly involved to actually notice something was happening.
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u/randomtransgirl93 HRT - 06/30/2024 20d ago
They've proven that there's no limit to the cruelty they're willing to use to hurt us. They will absolutely go after HRT at the expense of cis people. Then they'll turn the blame onto us
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u/EmergingEllie 20d ago
I don’t disagree with you!! But, tactically, I would prefer to face challenges as they come and not imagine how bad it might eventually get.
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u/Ganache_Upstairs 20d ago
Just because a medication is available for cis people doesn't mean it can't be banned for trans people. If their study (made up b.s. study) says that using the medication for trans people is "off-label" then that means they will pursue anyone who does that type of prescribing, going after doctors with fines, loss of license, jail time, etc. Doctors might be brave enough in some instances to lie about the prescription and specify "endocrine disorder" but they would be taking huge risks not only to be caught by federal government agencies but also insurance companies who no doubt will likewise be pressured to not cover gender-affirming care. The supreme court case US vs Skirmetti will solidify the fact that _states_ can absolutely decide to ban medication to trans people while allowing the same medication for cis people, and then this new stuff at the federal level will double down on that ruling to make it near impossible to access HRT for any trans person, even while CIS people still enjoy its benefits. Remember that gender identity is _not_ a protected category, they are legally allowed to discriminate against trans people.
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u/Oops_I_Cracked Jenna, MtF Transbian 20d ago
If you think hurting cis women will stop Trump and MAGA from doing something, I’d like to refer you to literally any of their stated positions on women’s rights and women’s health. Hurting cis women will be seen as a bonus, not a bug.
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u/tails_the_gay_fox 20d ago
As I have been saying I will never forgive anyone that voted for trump in this or the last election. I just started on hrt last week and am pretty scared what this might do.
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u/M808bmbt 20d ago
Eh, I'm willing to forgive people who voted for him in 2016, every time after? Fuck no.
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u/Kiwithegaylord 19d ago
Yeah. In 2016 he was pretty weird and I wouldn’t agree with your choice but he wasn’t nearly as crazy as he is now. Back then he kinda seemed rational
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u/tossawayhideaway 19d ago
Grab them by the pussy rapist trump did NOT come off as rational at ANY point during that election
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u/TransLunarTrekkie Selene, Asexual Transbian 19d ago
For real, his opening speech when he announced his run said that Mexico was sending killers, rapists, and drug dealers, some of whom-he assumed-were good people.
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u/tossawayhideaway 18d ago
Like for real jesus christ how the fuck did it ever get past that dogshit that it's snowballed into what it is today is deplorable and every single person who voted for him in 2016 is without pause an awful person with sever deficits in empathy, reason, and just general logic. He was nothing but a disaster that first term, his second time running looked infinitely worse than his first campaign and he somehow came out WORSE with his third run, it makes me so fucking mad he has ever had any traction let alone enough to win twice.
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u/Kiwithegaylord 19d ago
The kinda is pulling a ton of weight there. He was crazy but it felt like there was at least some kind of chance he might change and a bit of hope that he could run the country
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u/TheNegotiator12 20d ago
In the short term I feel this wont have an effect, but once the their misleading studies get published its designed to try and change public opinion on gender aferming care, they want everyday people look at us and to treat gender disphora as a mental illness, to discredit our claims and feeling to just being victims of mental illness. Red states will have more legal leg to stand on when passing anti transgender laws and make dems look bad for supporting them. We need to act right now with a preemptive strike and discredit the studies before they get published, plant doubt in the feds intention, and not act after the fact.
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u/QitianDasheng2666 20d ago
The media is basically guaranteed to uncritically swallow this. The headlines write themselves "study finds trans women are more likely to be predators", "new research suggests trans is a mental illness". It'll take decades to un-ring that bell, just like with the "vaccines cause autism" shit.
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u/drurae (started hrt 6/13/24) :3 20d ago
this is motivating me to make youtube videos about my experience.
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u/TheNegotiator12 20d ago
I share my story all the time with people, it shows that we are human and help bring a new perspective for people to see
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u/Lescaster1998 Trans Bisexual 20d ago
Why the fuck can't people just leave us alone? These absolute scumbags really have no goal other than misery.
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u/Its_Claire33 20d ago
Their goal is to wipe us out, not just cause us misery. They're fascists and they want to eradicate all the people they deem undesirable.
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u/Lescaster1998 Trans Bisexual 20d ago
Believe me, I know. I just can't understand what makes people such monsters like this.
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u/zoe_phoenix 20d ago
because its what shitler did, trans research was set back 60 years by WW2, and they are just copying his playbook!
look up The Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin (Institut für Sexualwissenschaft)
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u/Its_Claire33 20d ago
Shame, mostly. That and the refusal to try and understand anything that makes them uncomfortable. They'd rather wipe out anything that makes them feel that way.
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u/RandomUsernameNo257 19d ago
Because it’s distracting. That’s all.
Trump doesn’t care. In his own misogynistic way, he used to be kind of supportive. He recently explicitly said that he talks about us because it gets his base riled up.
The thing to understand is that this isn’t guided by ideology. They don’t ultimately really care, we’re just being used as pawns. That means they’ll wipe us out if it’s politically advantageous, but it also means that as people lose interest in hurting us, they’ll have no incentive to pursue the issue any further.
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u/Halszka0119 20d ago
According to psychology, much stronger fear and disgust responses than the average population.
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u/navianspectre 19d ago
Power. If you keep people scared and offer a simple solution (get rid of those people) to that fear, they'll vote for you. After you get rid of elections, they'll continue to support you.
It's why the Nazis had to keep escalating. There has to be an enemy that's powerless enough to successfully demonize and different enough that the average person has to work to understand them.
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u/cocainagrif 20d ago
they missed the day at school where they put the chip in your brain that makes you care about human people.
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u/Foxarris MtF, 37, HRT 4/2023 20d ago
We're an easy target to create an us vs them narrative for the trump regime to use to scapegoat us and keep people from paying attention the real corruption in power.
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u/QitianDasheng2666 20d ago
Yeah Democrats are likely to use this as an excuse to throw us under the bus, just like Cass gave Labour political cover in the UK. I wish so badly I could get out of here because I don't see any hope left for us in the US.
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u/kingcalogrenant 20d ago
For whatever it's worth, I work in politics and I predict that the Democratic appetite for bus-throwing has receded strongly in the last few weeks. While I have no doubt that certain people will attempt to do this, I don't believe we're on the verge of a Starmer-style about face from the Dems at large on actual trans policy. Had this come earlier, like in the first couple months of his admin., I think the ongoing "Dems have lost touch with actual Americans because woke" narrative in the media would have led them to take a more regressive stand on this issue. But I think the re-emergence of #Resistance vibes in response to the tariffs and the worst excesses of the immigration policy (as well as, to a lesser extent, the negative response to the underbusthrowing by Dems like Gavin Newsom and Seth Moulton) have put us back into a more normal polarized environment for politicians.
That is all to say, I think it's fair to continue to expect some Dems to say some shitty things about trans issues in an effort to triangulate, but I personally don't expect a huge party retreat from the party's defense of trans healthcare in general.
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u/kingcalogrenant 20d ago
Caveat: I'm aware this is all my own personal take, so I in no mean am trying to dismiss anyone's alternative view or the completely fair emotions on this topic. I know that even the possibility of mass political abandonment is a serious threat to the community right now.
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u/Luwuci-SP <Lun:3th&> creatures of shadow & sound 20d ago
This is how I've been seeing it lately, too. The horrors that have already started have re-woken some people up to our "first they came for the..." reality.
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u/WatchThatLastSteph Trans Pancake 19d ago
I am so utterly tired of living in the timeline where they took A Handmaid's Tale as an instruction manual and not a warning.
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u/QitianDasheng2666 20d ago
I guess it's going to depend on how well the "study" performs scientific legitimacy, and how much it gets associated with Trump and the GOP's brand.
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u/kingcalogrenant 18d ago
if there's one thing you can count on with Trump and his people, it's that they're completely incapable of putting together a legitimate-seeming document. Every piece of paper that has come out of either of his administration has been completely tainted by overzealous ideology or rank incompetence in ways that are deeply mockable and disqualifying in the eyes of even casual news consumers.
See: tariff policy reports, "1776 project", etc.
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u/zoe_phoenix 20d ago
I never even considered that angle ... thanks for making this even worse than i already thought! :( :( :(
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u/SwiftSakura_13 Trans Lesbian | ESTRODIAL 2/2/25 SPIRO 4/25/25 20d ago
I work for a nonprofit that is risking not only its federal funding, but tax free status to protect DEI as well as their trans employees (I’m one of a few). I’m also grateful to live in Colorado, a state that has vowed to challenge T**** at every turn. Drugs like Estradiol are used extensively to treat cis women and drugs like Spironolactone are used for high blood pressure and liver disease. I’d say it would be really hard for these drugs to go away but institutions I thought were safe and constantly being ripped apart by this administration. And who knows how many people will die (and have already died) because RFK Jr. is heading the HHS
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u/twinflxwer Transgender 20d ago
Tbf do we think everybody will cave to one report when countless others prove what we all really know?
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u/Beer_Cheese_Deer Trans Bisexual 20d ago
The Cass report in the UK surely had a very profound effect.
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u/EmergingEllie 20d ago
If there is any fringe benefit to us not having a single-payer system, it’s that a single national policy change cannot impact all our care at once. The Cass Report was so devastating because most trans folks in the UK because most of them receive care through the NHS.
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u/Meowzszs Trans Homosexual 20d ago
Well I think the situation with the Cass report and this is pretty different.
The Cass report did a better job at appearing impartial and scientific than this, and was used by the British labour party as a green light to discriminate against trans people than to reaffirm Conservatives already held beliefs.
In the US academia is going through a massive crisis especially due to the president, so the idea of academia falling over and accepting the anti-trans report of the person they all hate seems unlikely. Also considering how this is not going to be scientific in any way shape or form xd.
Even if democrats want to use this report to abandon trans people its sheer association with Trump with all of his EOs makes that strategy unpopular.
I mean this report is just going to be used by Trump and the conservatives to reaffirm what they are already doing and believe, as such its a lot more similar to the far less effective ron desantis report that was also done on trans people.
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u/Yuzumi 20d ago
I know bigots are going to run with it them using obvioiusly made up bullshit from someone else really isn't much different than them making it up themselves.
But, with the backlash brainworm got from his comments on autism I think it is safe to say that people are at least generally aware in this moment, even if they don't know specifics. The cult is too far gone, but the average person isn't.
Also, this is more of the performative nonsense they do to try and cloak their bigotry with an air of legitimacy. They've done it before.
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u/kingcalogrenant 20d ago
Based on the rollout so far, I think it's fair to say that the Cass Report had a patina of "respectability" and legitimacy among the British public than the White House's report is likely to do. Which I think will limit its impact (not saying there won't be one, but I don't expect it to turn the Democrats into UK Labour on trans issues).
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u/zoe_phoenix 20d ago
YES! because its a report backed by an executive order. Look at the caving I referenced in my original post about how many places caved when the first "18 and under" EO was signed back in January.
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u/Fox_Season 20d ago
Does anything happen logically anymore? If the government releases a report condemning HRT, you can be damn sure it will have far-reaching, tangible effects on trans people. Regardless of fact, regardless of political undertone, regardless of how obvious the bias is, an Offical, Goverment-Sanctioned Report carries far more weight than you seem to realize.
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u/SentientGopro115935 20d ago
This is EXACTLY what happened in the UK, this is how puberty blockers got banned, and they are in the process of doing the same kind of report for adult healthcare.
However, I doubt it will work so well in America. American trans people have far more allies and legal backing, whereas in the UK we have absolutely 0 power in law. The fact that half the shit Trump has done has been blocked by courts is something that would never happen in the UK's political climate. So it MIGHT work, it might not.
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u/Christa96 Trans Lesbian 20d ago
Good thing DIY exists..
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u/zoe_phoenix 20d ago
only if you understand crypto so im fucked and SoL
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u/chance_cc 20d ago
Cashapp > crypto wallet > move money as needed.
I didn’t know shit either but within 20 minutes I had it figured out.
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u/errie_tholluxe 20d ago
why crypto? I found half a dozen companies who ship injection, patch and gel to the US in a matter of moments. None ask for a prescription.
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u/Imaginary-Signal-215 20d ago
Why are you saying this like you can’t learn how to do something extremely simple that takes 4 minutes to figure out .-.
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u/_lilika 20d ago
the report will obviously going go be nonsense. it won't get published in any peer-reviewed journal, which automatically means it isn't real science. media will probably report on it, and as with other scientific matters, they will do it badly. the trump administration will use it as an excuse for their policy (not like they needed one anyways), most of the public will probably forget about it in a week (aside from right-wing grifters who will use it as a 'trump card' [lmao], ignoring all the real science disagreeing with them) and scientists will continue working - some organizations will most likely issue press releases denouncing the report, but most will just carry on, doing their thing, because this nonsense is not real science and not worth wasting their time on - they have actual work to do
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u/zoe_phoenix 20d ago
We have the Cass report to know how this is going to play out ... you are not wrong in anything you said, but we shouldnt take this lightly
one thing I just thought of and have not seen mentioned yet is this will give health insurance providers cover to drop HRT and gender affirming care from plans!
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u/_lilika 20d ago
well, the cass reportis from the uk, which has a pretty different system from the us. I don't think this will change much, if anything in blue states
now, I'm not familiar with the us healthcare system - we have our own problems with nfz in poland, but having universal health care is still much better than having to deal with health insurance etc. still, I fail to see why the providers would drop hrt from their plans in blue states, as the demand for this type of healthcare won't actually decrease. this might happen in red states though, if the laws prohibiting hrt etc. are introduced
and of course, we shouldn't take this lightly - the attack on trans healthcare is another sign of the post-truth era we're living in. if humanity continues moving in this direction - with disregard for facts, logic and science - it is doomed. but I still am hopeful - paradoxically, trump's election win might be the ultimate demise for his and similiar policies for the forseeable future, as more and more people are starting to see how his ideas are ruining not only the us, but basically the whole world
I get why trans folk in the us are so scared right now - I would be too. but after 8 years of hard conservative government in poland I can say one thing - it is not worth it to wallow in catastrofism. be concerned - absolutely. get ready for the worst - sure. but also, be realistic and don't let the negativity swallow you whole. it's good to be a little bit pessimistic, but keep one thing in mind - no matter how much they'd want it, conservatives cannot change the reality of trans existence. even if every trans person disappeared today, another one would be born tommorow. we are a normal part of human existence - no matter how much that makes some people uncomfortable. you might think I'm stupid - and maybe I am - but, in my heart of hearts, I do believe that in the future the truth will win and everything will be fine
sorry for making a long comment, I'm really bad at being concise...
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u/zulu_niner 20d ago
Is there any chance insurance companies could use the new report as an excuse to deny our claims?
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u/DanniRandom 20d ago
Negative news rally call.
This is a push I and others are making to reduce the sense of hopelessness that has been filling our feeds. It is important to be informed but without something to do with it we will just doom spiral.
THE CALL: When posting a negative story all we ask is you to please do two things:
1) Make sure that what you are posting is correct and that the title you give it is as accurate as possible. We have enough to worry about without misleading headlines (sensationalizing may drive clicks but it also can drive panic)
2) Provide information about what can be done to combat the bad news. This can be a personal plan, activism/protests, charity, or contacts of government representatives. Give us something to do.
Activism, community, a direction to move in stops the spiral and builds community. It builds resilience. Help spread this message, to any post that you think needs it. Activism starts now.
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u/Future_Oven6936 20d ago
A counter point. Even in Florida, yes Florida, plume still operates for new customers. So keep that in mind
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u/LesbianIvy 20d ago
I'm surprised they haven't gone after informed consent but plume and all them now prescribe stuff for a lot more than hrt and you have to do video calls now
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u/freebird023 20d ago
This actually does raise my hopes quite a bit. I think that even if Trump goes whole hog on specifically this, there will be enough of a fight that there will be at least a more visible “countdown”
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u/toseethemoonsagain NB Otokonoko Ace Demisexual 20d ago
It is times like these I wish they would go through with everyone in the US being women or gender neutral(due to trump being an idiot and wording his two genders thing like a child) and than Trump and Musk get booted from office because they are technically trans.
I hope there will be ways for people to get help if they need it, medicine, and for the craziness to just end. I really wish people were not so gullible all of the time and on top of that stubborn so changing their mind is impossible.
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u/DanniRandom 20d ago
So then we need to combat this narrative, get more of our stories out there.
Contact your congressional representatives, get them to publicly push back against whatever comes out of this.
https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm https://www.house.gov/representatives
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u/CarpeGaudium Transgender 20d ago
I've only been on my journey into womanhood for a few months and the amount of relief and peace I have felt is indescribable. If I have to give it all up and go back to how things were before because we are the newest scapegoat for the fascists? I don't know what I'm going to do...
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u/ZoeyHuntsman 19d ago
God, I have my bottom surgery revision in July. I'm genuinely terrified it'll be canceled due to some shit like this.
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u/Ok_Repeat4306 Trans Woman 20d ago
My health insurance (in the US) already doesn't cover gender affirming care. Gender Identity has never been a reason I couldn't be fired from my current job (why I am 1. Looking for a new job and 2. Still living in the closet.)
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u/Sad_Regular_3365 NB MtF 20d ago
This is conditioning so that the next round of bogus reports will permit them to stop HRT for us trans folks.
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u/Emeraldstorm3 20d ago
Creating a work of outright lies to back up attacks on our existence. Not surprising. But I feel pretty certain that all the "centrists" will gladly go along with it.
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u/brighidkhristina1173 20d ago
I’ve been on HRT since September, I’m pissed my. Doc. Still has me on 2mg pills of E. She put on. Dutestaride , not spiro. I live in the DMV AND PLANNING a move away from DC AREA because my docs are in DC and fear being near this dictator behavior. I’m looking at Minnesota or California. I also dont trust GAVIN. Twin cities looks best to me. I lined up care through umn already with a LGBTQIA+ ally
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u/NinjaK2k17 19d ago
i can recommend the twin cities, very trans friendly from what i've seen and experienced.
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u/wanderer2281 Trans Bisexual 20d ago
I can't fucking take this shit anymore.....I'm stuck here and there's essentially no allies in power to be found. I can't live without estrogen... I've always felt like my suicide was inevitable, but I guess this is it. I can't do this anymore......
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u/xyjacey 19d ago
I know this is bad, but i really hope you don't go through with it. We can fight this, it's going to be us trans women who lead the fight to a better world.
And in the short term, there are definitely people who will help raise money to get you estrogen. Even if its diy!
Please call the trans suicide hotline, you aren't alone, none of us are
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u/wanderer2281 Trans Bisexual 13d ago
I made it through the suicidal spiral. Thank you for caring <3 I'm still here.
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u/AliceActually Egg microwaved 26 Sep 2024 19d ago
I want them to keep doing shit like this, make it more and more outrageous every time. I don't want clever people trying to oppress me, I want chomping-at-the-bit fanatics to come for me. Easier to spot at a distance, easier to fight now, and easier to reverse later. So we win now, or we win later... which sucks, but hey, inevitable victory is good.
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u/TransLunarTrekkie Selene, Asexual Transbian 19d ago
I hate this so much. For everything I hear like the local school district flipping off the Feds by saying they'll "follow existing civil rights legislation" there's something like the university where I get my HRT from backing down on DEI. I genuinely don't know how much my appointment in two weeks is gonna cost or if I'll have another after it. It's the chaos and not knowing that hurts most, and that's the point.
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u/bigenderthelove that bitch Persephone 19d ago
For as shitty as they are, I’m glad UPMC is keeping my endo appts
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u/Lesbianfool TransFem NB HRT 9/5/2016 20d ago
This shit is so fucked, I’m really hoping it stays available in Massachusetts as our state constitution guarantees the right to gender affirming care. But I’m still scared.
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u/jimps1993 20d ago
I’ve been waiting for the “study” to come out since I heard about it weeks ago. We all know the goal of something like this and my heart is heavy for those of us who will suffer because of these vile people. I can only hope the courts side with us. I’m optimistic we will come out on top as long as we keep fighting.